Outback of Beaufort and Savannah: The Literary South
On Alabama's Civil Rights Trail
Backroads to North Carolina’s Southern Banks
April 30 – May 7, 2020
In Provence's Magical Spell
May 26 - June 4, 2020
Yellowstone and the Beartooth Range
June 20 - 28, 2020
Jersey, Sark, and Guernsey: the Splendid Channel Islands
July 8 - 21, 2020
Inn-Hopping in New York’s Hudson Valley & the Bucolic Berkshires
July 9 – 16, 2020
Enchanted Iberia: Northern Portugal & Galicia
August 31 – September 9, 2020
Yosemite Valley to Death Valley, By Small Group
September 13 – 20, 2020
Tuscan Treasures and the Isle of Elba
October 15 - 24, 2020
Broadway and Beatniks: An Explorer’s Manhattan
November 4 – 8, 2020
Africa’s Fabled South: Victoria Falls to the Cape of Good Hope
November 15 – 30, 2020
New Zealand’s Sublime South Island
January 2021, late-month
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Explore Up Close is more than just our name - it's our travel style. It means we like taking the backroads, discovering what's around the next bend, and immersing ourselves in local culture. It means we love exploring places - and meeting people - with stories to tell.
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Outback of Beaufort and Savannah: The Literary South of Pat Conroy, John Berendt, and Flannery O'Connor
Discover intriguing Southern stories and warm hospitality, set against the backdrop of some of our region's most acclaimed novels.